Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-06-24
OBIGINiL INO BORROWED.

OBIGINAL AND BORROWED.
The Roanoke Times wants the state
democracy notified that Roanoke
is not a "dry town. or the attend
anee at the convention may be
small.
A peculiar storm occurred at
Bedford, Pa, one day last week.
For fifteen minutes hail, rain and
grasshoppers fell together, and IN
such quantities that the earth was
covered over nearly mile square.
A child with two heads is curl
Osity in the Sonth. When il grows
mp it would make good leader for
the Democratic party. One Of the
heads would manage the high tariff
wing, and the other the free.trade
faction.
The new Code of Virginia will
not be ready for distribution until
January next. The revisers can
only read the proof Of twenty pages
per day; and, indeed, the printers
are not able TO furnish them more
than that. The general laws pass
ed at the extra session will be en-
bodied in the new Code.
A hen belonging 20 farmer near
Rolla. Mo-. is said 70 have laid her
first egg May 10, 1856, and TO have
laid one every day since that time.
She sits on her nest continually, and
has hatched one egg every day ex-
cept the first three weeks Of her
career. She is now the mother of
345 chickens.
Free Trade, or anti-PrOtection,
has net a single argument in its
favos, or against the true theory
and practice OF Protection, that is
not also an argument against all
tari1s whatever, and for raising all
revenues by internal taxation. We
defy any Free trader, or antl-Pro-
teetionist, to cite an instance to the
contrary. Try it.-ROaaote Leod-
81.
The counting Of the money in the
treasury vaults will occupy seventy
FIVE persons for nearly two months,
during which they will count $780,
600, 1000 in currency in the reserve
and S95, 5000 in the cash vaults,
900, 100000 in standard silver dol
lars, So, 900, 600 in gold and some
$4,000, 600 OF more in smaller coin,
a trifle of s32O,OOO,OOO.
Ii is stated by the Alexandra
Gazette that at one time the Presi-
dent seriously considered the ap-
polntment of Hon. J. r. Tucker TO
the Supreme bench vacancy Occa-
sioned by the death of Associate
Justice Woods. But when he learn
ed that 8Ir. Tucker, as Attorney
General of Virginia, before the war,
had decided that the State author.
tiles had the right to search the q.
S. mails and suppress the New York
Tribune as an inSendiary publica-
ton. be soon came TO another con-
clusien.
Col. Wlberforce Daniel, residing
near Augusta, Ca, raised this year
on twenty seven acres of land an
average of 423 bushels TO the acre.
This gives practical demonstration
that wheat can be successfully
raised as far South at least as Au-
gusts. The land was in cotton the
previeus year. II was turned with
a two.horse plow and freely har-
rowed. About 80 pounds Of dis
solved bone was used 70 the acre,
and one bushel and three.quarters
OF wheat 70 the acre was sOwn.
The District Of Columbia has no
code of It's own, but it is governed
by the laws in force in Maryland at
the time the District was coded 70
the government. Strange as 1t may
seem, among the statutes still in
force is one providing that every
Sabbath breaker shall be fined 200
pounds of tobacco, and that every
prokne man "shall have his tongue
bored through With hot iron, and
for tsc second offence shall be
branded on the forehead with the
letter B and fined $500"
This IS an era of reform, and wO-
mans dress is receiving no little at
tention, several intelligent ladies
taking bold stand for reform in
that line. We think 10 is waste
of time to point out TO the majority
of the lovely creatures the i'll effects
of tight laeing and other iashiOus-
BILE bar dangerous modes Of dress
ing. They care more for admira-
ton, we are sorry TO say, than com.
fort aud safety; and what is need
ed is 20 convince them that sensi-
BILE men invariably prefer a woman
of natural torn % wasp wasted
creature. AS soon as this is &C.
cOmplished, tight.lacing will take
q back seat aud a good deal Of
needless misery viii 90 with il.
The Queens Jubilee.